Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Over the past several weeks, the world rallied around sanctions and trade restrictions against Russia. These economic restrictions are unprecedented, especially when weighing both the size of Russia’s economy and its interwoven ties to other countries. For context, according to the Office of the U.S. more than it was a year ago.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Envisioned by architect Denis Krasikov , the renderings below depict a spacious home jazzed up by industrial elements. The loft (to be developed in Murmansk, Russia) is bright and spacious due to its large windows, high ceilings and clever decorating scheme. Would you personally describe this apartment as “welcoming”?

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 4, 2022

FCNews publisher, Steven Feldman, recently sat down for a few hours with one of the few people in this industry who still commands the title “Mr.” Feldman and Mr. Shaw talked at length about Engineered Floors (EF), the industry at large and global/national dynamics that are shaping the world today. Are you betting on an industry?

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The A to Z of Building

AUGUST 11, 2014

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction in Russia - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018" report to their offering. The Russian construction industry recorded a.'

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Originally from Morocco, Jaouhari pursued his higher education in Russia and then Xavier University in Cincinnati. They are a well-organized company with extensive experience in this industry.”. Yacir Jaouhari is ProSource’s newest franchise owner with the opening of his ProSource of Knoxville showroom.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

Dalton—It has been 12 years since Piet Dossche turned the flooring industry upside down when he launched WPC in the United States and soon after its SPC iteration, all under the “waterproof” umbrella. 1 challenge we have in this industry is we love to race to the bottom,” he said. Dossche put it in perspective.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 14, 2022

And this industry relies on ITR for the most accurate forecasts. While a number of factors have pushed oil prices above $125 a barrel, exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict (the United Nations says not to call it a war; sheesh!), They aren’t overly concerned. Prices are still going to be going up, just not at the same pace.

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ModCraft

JANUARY 21, 2013

That is where the couple — grad-school sweethearts who met at Pratt Institute while pursuing degrees in industrial design — hones their craft, firing stoneware clay and churning out durable porcelain tile collections for the kitchen, bath, and other spaces. A designer in Russia; P.F. Chang’s restaurant in Texas,” he says.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MARCH 26, 2018

A tiny love nest for 2 Image: Ruetemple Designed for a couple and located in Moscow, Russia, architects Ruetemple managed to fit plenty of storage nooks into the small space. The 269 square-foot loft shown above has a flexible floor plan and a sleeping space covered in slats, for privacy.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2022

And let’s not talk about the broader global impact that the war in Ukraine has had on many different industries and countries. Alan Beaulieu, president of ITR Economics, looked to help industry members make sense of all this complexity during a recent keynote presentation. industrial production keeps on rising.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Russia/Ukraine conflict continues to put pressure on shipments from the rest of world. With the overall slowdown seen in many industries as well as strong stocking levels, we believe the supply chain issues will subside over the next few months,” MSI’s Shah predicted.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

Turns out the segment—and the industry by and large—would fare well as consumers and homeowners spent more time inside and more of their disposable income on flooring and other home improvement projects. While much progress has been made in battling the pandemic, other challenges pose risks for the industry.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Such were the main challenges that defined 2022 for civilization in general and the flooring industry in particular. At first, the slowdown seemed less obvious—a possible fluke in GDP data that seemed inconsistent with rapidly rising employment and growing industrial output. Russia is the largest exporter of fossil fuels in the world.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The Optimedia Media Agency Office designed by Nefa Architects in Moscow, Russia, is one of those places that looks organized and creative. If you like a more imposing style, this bold office design for a media agency showcasing an industrial character can be what you’re look for. It looks like you already belong there.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

As a result, hardwood flooring suppliers across the globe find themselves scrambling to get their hands on alternative materials as Russia and Ukraine—the primary exporters of birch plywood cores—have effectively vanished from the supply chain. Kevin Van Beek, president of Specialty Forest Products, Boston, echoed those sentiments.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2023

Take, for instance, the hurdle the industry had to face when suppliers around the globe had to scramble for alternatives to Baltic birch following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At Mercier we are still using Baltic birch, although we were able to source it outside of Russia,” said Wade Bondrowski, director of U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

This phenomenon was due, industry observers say, to the fact that laminate suppliers across the board had to contend with rising material costs for the components and ingredients that make up laminate flooring. of total industry revenues last year—that’s down slightly from 5% in 2020; 5.5% in 2016; and 6.6%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

That’s because most of the plywood manufacturers were not in Russia; they were in the Ukraine because of lower labor costs, and many factories were completely destroyed.”. There are very few auditors for traceability and legality and risk management in the industry.”. I don’t think we want to sell a container here and there.”.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

Putting things in perspective, back in 2011, as the industry was climbing out of the Great Recession, ceramic tile clocked in at $1.52 of total industry dollars—albeit down from 12.4% Similar to the supply chain challenges, installation and lack of manpower hurt the industry,” Shah added. billion and 1.38 billion square feet.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 13, 2012

We invite you to be captivated by the entertaining and compelling views of this consummate tile industry professional. I was able to take the creativity I used in another industry and transpose it to this industry. Instead of going back, I stayed in this industry, came into my own, and now really emphasize tile.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

Proof that the North American hardwood flooring industry is not only surviving but thriving in the face of immense change was readily evident at the 36th National Wood Flooring Association ( NWFA Expo 2022 ) convention held here last month. Combined, Russia and Ukraine are the largest exporters of hardwood in the world.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Russia and Ukraine continued to clash; Southwind’s new president is named Drew Hash. America’s Floor Source made a good bet By hiring industry veteran Michel Vermette. Crime and corruption dulled some cities’ pull, Leaving too many buildings more empty than full.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 16, 2017

Monster Land Designers : Alisson Villarreal (Atlantico, Colombia) and Roberto Cuevas ( Atlantico, Colombia) Bio (Alisson): I’m an Industrial Designer who shares a love for art, spaces, color, contrast and nature. Emoticon Designer : Daria Veseneva (Moscow, Russia) Bio : I am a retail designer and mother of 2 sons. Loving life!

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

That’s what industry disrupters are doing when they innovate to the point that it shifts the traditional paradigm. Disruption can also occur within the industry from causes outside of it. This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up.

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